GDT: Preseason: 10/04/14 - St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota Wild - 7PM CDT/3AM Suomi

[Minnesota]

Vanek - Koivu - Cooke
Parise - Granlund - Pominville
Brodziak - Haula - Niederreiter
Veilleux - Almond - Rechlicz


Scandella- Spurgeon
Suter - Brodin
Ballard - Dumba

Kuemper
Bryzgalov

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[tyratoku]

Michael Russo verified
Ballard's with Folin, Dumba's with Prosser. Could be a sign that Dumba's on the outside looking in #mnwild

Since Prosser isn't playing, that means Dumba probably isn't, which means our third pairing will be Folin and Ballard tonight I assume.

EDIT:

Michael Russo verified
#mnwild PP units tonight: Parise-Granlund-Pominville-Spurgeon-Suter; Vanek-Koivu-Coyle-Folin-Brodin. Nino getting some shifts

 

[MNWILDFAN001]

Always get a little nervous when the Wild play physical(and sometimes cheap) teams like the Blues. So if they're are no injuries after the game, I'll be pretty happy.

 

[BusQuets]

Since Prosser isn't playing, that means Dumba probably isn't, which means our third pairing will be Folin and Ballard tonight I assume.

EDIT:

Michael Russo @Russostrib · 5 min
#mnwild PP units tonight: Parise-Granlund-Pominville-Spurgeon-Suter; Vanek-Koivu-Coyle-Folin-Brodin. Nino getting some shifts

 

[WILDTATE10]

Michael Russo @Russostrib · 5 min
#mnwild PP units tonight: Parise-Granlund-Pominville-Spurgeon-Suter; Vanek-Koivu-Coyle-Folin-Brodin. Nino getting some shifts

I just don't get it. How many chances can the golden boy get. Give Nino a chance

 

[rynryn]

the people's champion vs the golden boy. if only the coaching staff could see what is so clear to hundreds of...uh...enthusiastic amateur coaches.

don't get excited. This is probably Charlie's last chance before they insert Nino for good. Or until he fails to produce, too.

 

[tyratoku]

Michael Russo verified
Dumba, Prosser, Veilleux, Almond out for #mnwild

 

[rynryn]

noooooooooooo. what should we read into the scratches?

 

[Minnesota]

Bickel's playing. Fantastic.

 

[WILDTATE10]

the people's champion vs the golden boy. if only the coaching staff could see what is so clear to hundreds of...uh...enthusiastic amateur coaches.

don't get excited. This is probably Charlie's last chance before they insert Nino for good. Or until he fails to produce, too.

Haha so true. I like Charlie, but come ooonnnn maaaan

 

[BusQuets]

I was sure Almond was gonna grab that 4th line winger spot. Oh well atleast Zucker will make it and hopefully on 3rd line. Brodz and Cooke are pretty good together.

 

[Hall of Faber]

Brodziak-Haula-Bickel? #Yeolo is back.

 

[tyratoku]

Michael Russo verified
Yeo is curious to see Coyle at center again, loves the Zucker-Coyle chemistry & thinks Nino fits there like Heatley did last yr at times

Michael Russo verified
Yeo wants to see Ballard-Folin together again, says nothing to read into Dumba being scratched in preseason finale #mnwild

 

[rynryn]

perfect gif for that.

 

[Minnesota]

Zucker - Coyle - Niederreiter

Might be interesting.

 

[Minnesota]

Vanek - Koivu - Cooke is pretty weird.

 

[melinko]

I guess I just don't see what Yeo and crew see in Coyle at center.

 

[rynryn]

I don't get it either tbh.

still wouldn't mind experimenting with line combos.

 

[Gaps]

Yeo on Charlie Coyle playing center tonight: "This is something we could see (long-term)."

https://twitter.com/ChadGraff/status/518440986763329536

I'm sitting here and scratching my head. What is Cooke doing in the top 6? Isn't this where you should at least try and see what Nino can do? I'm not particularly confident that the Zucker-Coyle-Nino is going to work out very well.

 

[rynryn]

it's preseason though so it shouldn't matter.

 

[melinko]

My issue with Coyle at center is it looks like he has to think before he makes a play causing it to be slow.

 

[Minnesota]

I think the reason Yeo keeps trying Coyle at center is because he obviously doesn't have the offensive skills to be a productive top-6 winger. However, he's shown promise with his defensive game. Maybe they're hoping Charlie develops into a solid #2/#3 center with shutdown capabilities.

 

[rynryn]

which is what i thought he'd be when we picked him up.

 

[Dampland]

Cooke on the 2nd line?

 

[rynryn]